Department of Dental Hygiene, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, West Indies
Research
An Evaluation of Domestic Violence against Jamaican Women during the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Author(s): Paul Andrew Bourne*, Affia Palmer, Brianna Brady, Racquel Swaby, Dwayne Malcolm, James Fallah, Calvin Campbell, Clifton Foster, Caroline McLean and Monique White
The first COVID-19 case in Jamaica was in March 2020 it has been an issue since then. This study
targets victim of domestic violence, examines the factors that contribute to Jamaican women being
victims of domestic violence, and determines whether domestic violence against Jamaican women
has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers conducted a random sampling correlation
research design to collect data from 513 Jamaican women 18 years and older across the island using
a standardized survey created using Google forms. The Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences
(SPSS) for Windows, Version 25.0 with 95% confidence interval provided analysis of the collected
data. Of the sampled respondents (n=505), 32% indicated being victims of domestic violence, with
60% reported being physically abused, 8.9% reported sexual abuse, and 31.1% reported being
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